COLLEGE students from Bromsgrove had a confidence boost for their end of year exams thanks to a visit to the Houses of Parliament.

The trip, to help with revision, included a tour of the corridors of power led by the town's Tory MP Julie Kirkbride. The social policy students also paid a visit to the Tate Modern gallery in London's South Bank.

Excursion organiser and programme leader Shelley Phelan said: "Everyone really enjoyed it and found the visit helped bring the subject to life for them."